8/11/2015

Change your mindset.

This might be the hardest for me. I grew up with a poverty mindset. I always heard, "We can't afford it." when I would ask for things. My entire life I felt poor. Whether I was or not. Even when I was married and my ex-husband made more than $5000 a month. I felt like I was poor and couldn't manage money. I never learned how to deal with money. 

When I was a kid my mom kept my allowance from me. I never knew how to save or spend wisely. My mom would say we can't afford things but then she would spend on stuff for herself. Mixed messages, for sure. 

I just hope I didn't give the same message to my kids.